Desolation

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AlbumJun 22 / 20186 songs, 41m 37s
Doom Metal Epic Doom Metal
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6.8 / 10

The Denver doom metal band’s third album is streamlined, expansive, and melodically sharp.

8 / 10

The genre of doom metal is overridden with dozens of pretenders cribbing from the playbooks of SLEEP and BLACK SABBATH, and all but a chosen few end up sliding almost immediately in one ear and out the other, not bringing much excitement to the table other than competently executed rehash. That said...

8 / 10

Expectations are higher than a Denver stoner for Khemmis' latest album Desolation. Does the Colorado doom band's third opus climb to the heights of their first two releases?

3.5 / 5

A review of Desolation by Khemmis, available worldwide June 22nd via 20 Buck Spin.

8 / 10

In recent years we have seen an upsurge of young, hungry talent taking the classic songwriting of metal's early torchbearers—big, boisterous vocal...